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John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington 1490–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 January 1490

Birth Location: Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 December 1564

Death Location: Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Adam Cunninghame

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Janet Cunningham, Annabella Campbell, Elizabeth Montgomerie

Children(s): Agnes Leadland, Adam Cunningham, Annabella Cunningham, John Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Thomas Cunningham, William Cunningham

John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington was born in 1490 in Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Cunninghame And Elizabeth Macguire Campbell. John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington married Annabella Campbell, Elizabeth Montgomerie, Helen Meldrum, Janet Katherine Cunningham, and had children including Adam Cunningham, Agnes Leadland, Annabella Cunningham, John Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Thomas Cunningham, William Cunningham. John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington passed away in 1564 in Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington was born in 1490 in Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Cunninghame And Elizabeth Macguire Campbell.
  • John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington married Annabella Campbell, Elizabeth Montgomerie, Helen Meldrum, Janet Katherine Cunningham, and had children including Adam Cunningham, Agnes Leadland, Annabella Cunningham, John Cunningham, Margaret Cunningham, Thomas Cunningham, William Cunningham.
  • John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington passed away in 1564 in Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Caprington's Ancestors

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John Caprington
1490–1564
Birth Place: Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Cunninghame
1460–1506
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Macguire) Campbell
1465–1535
Loudon, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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John Caprington's Descendants

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John (Cunningham, 4th Lord) Caprington (21 January 1490–1 December 1564) m. Janet (Katherine) Cunningham (1514–1 December 1574) m. Annabella Campbell (1501–1575) m. Elizabeth Montgomerie (1501–1 December 1574)
  1. 1. Agnes Leadland 1516–1557
  2. 2. Adam Cunningham 1535–
  3. 3. Annabella Cunningham 1520–1557 m. Andrew (Stewart, 2nd Lord of) Ochiltree 1521–1591
    1. 1. James (Stewart, 1st Earl of) Arran 1553–1595
    2. 2. Andrew (Stewart, Master of) Ochiltree 1549–1578
  4. 4. John Cunningham 1537–
  5. 5. Margaret Cunningham 1533–1603
  6. 6. Thomas Cunningham 1539–
  7. 7. William Cunningham 1520–

John Caprington's Timeline

2 Records

1490
21 January 1490
Birth of John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington in Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1564
1 December 1564
Age 74
Death of John Cunningham, 4th Lord Caprington in Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 January 1490
    Event Place: Caprington, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 December 1564
    Event Place: Caprington Castle, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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